CVE-2007-4314

Pixlie 1.7 - Denial of Service via Remote Directory Tree Processing

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2007-4314. PoCs published by Rizgar.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a directory traversal vulnerability in Pixlie 1.7, allowing remote attackers to disclose arbitrary files by manipulating the 'root' parameter in pixlie.php. The PoC shows how to read /etc/passwd by injecting a null byte to terminate the path.

Description

pixlie.php in Pixlie 1.7 allows remote attackers to trigger the reading and JPEG image processing of files in a remote directory tree via a URL in the root parameter. NOTE: this can be leveraged for traffic amplification or other denial of service.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Rizgar · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4278

This exploit demonstrates a directory traversal vulnerability in Pixlie 1.7, allowing remote attackers to disclose arbitrary files by manipulating the 'root' parameter in pixlie.php. The PoC shows how to read /etc/passwd by injecting a null byte to terminate the path.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Pixlie 1.7
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target must be running Pixlie 1.7 with exposed pixlie.php
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4278

Scores

EPSS 0.0181
EPSS Percentile 75.8%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
pixlie/pixlie 1.7
Published Aug 13, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026